Recent Newspaper & Online Columns by Kate Scannell MD

By Dr. Kate Scannell, Syndicated columnist
First published in print: 09/07/2014

Reading and writing about new diet studies is bad for my weight and health. I often develop headaches trying to make sense of them because they're usually so muddled and imprecise. That means frequent reaching for food to prepare my stomach for anti-inflammatory pain relievers.

Nonetheless, with bagel in hand, I'm now prepared to discuss the two megawatt diet studies released last week. (more…)

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